Chicagoan
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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As every normal Chicagoan and baseball fan knows, it was Comiskey Park.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 8, 2026
Since he’s a native Chicagoan, there were the obligatory yuks about deep dish communion and Malört.
From Salon ● May 10, 2025
As that great Chicagoan Ferris Bueller once noted, "life moves pretty fast", he added.
From BBC ● Apr. 16, 2025
The Second City-trained Chicagoan is up for his first Emmy, though, as the straightest shooter in the wackazoid cast of “Fargo’s” fifth season: North Dakota state trooper Witt Farr.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2024
I knew Dick, a Chicagoan, was wise in the ways of the streets, and blunt-spoken.
From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey
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